Miss USA 1964

Miss USA 1964
Bobbi Johnson
Date	July 29, 1964
Venue	Miami Beach, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS, WTVJ
Entrants	41
Placements	15
Winner	Bobbi Johnson District of Columbia
Congeniality	Jeanne Venables California
Best State Costume	Pat Kerr Tennessee

Miss USA 1964 was the 13th Miss USA pageant, held in Miami Beach, Florida on July 29, 1964. This was the last Miss USA pageant to be held as an inclusive part of the Miss Universe event.

The pageant was won by Bobbi Johnson of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Marite Ozers of Illinois. Two days after her victory, Johnson went on to place as a top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1964.

Johnson was the first woman from Washington D.C. to win the title.^[1]

This was the latest Miss USA pageant ever held on this date until the 2020 competition. The rescheduling of the pageant as an independent event from Miss Universe in 1965 meant Johnson reigned for only 10 months and 6 days; apart from first runners-up who inherited the crown when Miss USA won Miss Universe, only 1986 titleholder Christy Fichtner had a shorter reign (8 months and 28 days).

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss USA 1964	District of Columbia – Bobbi Johnson
1st runner-up	Texas – Diane Balloun
2nd runner-up	Alaska – Suzy Marlin
3rd runner-up	Utah – Janet Erickson
4th runner-up	Kentucky - Johnna Reid
Top 15	Alabama – Pamela Borgfeldt[2] California – Jeanne Venables[2] Idaho – Dorothy Johnson[2] Maryland – Royette Tarry[2] Mississippi – Patricia Turk[2] New Jersey – Barbara Richartz[2] New York – Dorothy Langhans[2] Ohio – Gail Krielow[2] Oklahoma – Jackie Maloney[2] Oregon – Toye Esch[2]

Contestants

Forty-one contestants competed for the title.

State/District	Contestant	Age[a]	Hometown	Notes
Alabama	Pamela Borgfeldt[3]	21	Anniston
Alaska	Suzy Marlin[4]	21	Fairbanks
Arizona	Diane Reutter[5]	19	Phoenix
Arkansas	Barbara McGlothlin	20	Little Rock
California	Jeanne Venables		Sacramento
Connecticut	Patricia Powell		Hartford
Delaware	Christina Klosetju		Wilmington
District of Columbia	Bobbi Johnson	19	Washington, D.C.	Top 15 at Miss Universe 1964
Florida	Candace Davenport
Georgia	Lynda Tatum[6]		Cave Spring
Hawaii	Wanda Byrd
Idaho	Dorothy Johnson
Illinois	Karen Weisbrook
Indiana	Charlene Kratochvil
Iowa	Barbara Rogers
Kansas	Barbara Ford[7]	18	Derby
Kentucky	Johnna Reid
Louisiana	Linda Graves
Maine	Corneille Edwards
Maryland	Royette Tarry
Massachusetts	Barbara Robery
Michigan	Johneane Teeter
Mississippi	Patricia Turk
Missouri	Sandy Bawol
Nebraska	Georgia Merriam
Nevada	Pamela Morris
New Hampshire	Beverly Hebert
New Jersey	Barbara Richartz
New York	Dorothy Langhans
Ohio	Gail Krielow
Oklahoma	Jackie Maloney[8]	18	Oklahoma City
Oregon	Toye Esch
Pennsylvania	Maryann Reilly
Rhode Island	Carol Tantimonico
South Carolina	Judy Kennedy
Tennessee	Pat Kerr
Texas	Diane Balloun
Utah	Janet Erickson
Vermont	Freda Betts
Virginia	Heidi Smith
Wisconsin	Carolyn Linquist

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. "1964 - Bobbie Johnson". http://www.orlandosentinel.com. {{cite journal}}: External link in |journal= (help)
2. "In the running". The Record. 29 July 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Smith, George (2 August 2012). "Pam has been there, done that". The Anniston Star. p. 2A – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Crowned Miss Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. May 18, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Beauty: a study". The Arizona Republic. July 11, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.con.
6. "Cute chick". The Atlanta Constitution. June 6, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Selected as the Kansas representative". The Kansas City Times. June 9, 1964. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brunette wins beauty title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 7, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Miss USA official website